:Jim Adams (baseball)

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Jim Adams

| position = Catcher

| birth_date = 1868

| birth_place = East St. Louis, Illinois

| bats = unknown

| throws = right

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 21

| debutyear = 1890

| debutteam = St. Louis Browns

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = April 21

| finalyear = 1890

| finalteam = St. Louis Browns

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Games played

| stat1value = 1

| stat2label = At bats

| stat2value = 4

| stat3label = Hits

| stat3value = 1

| teams =

St. Louis Browns ({{Baseball year|1890}})

}}

James J. Adams (born 1868) was an American major league baseball catcher. He played professionally for the St. Louis Browns.

Career

Adams was born in 1868 in East St. Louis, Illinois.{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=adamsji01|title= Jim Adams Stats |publisher= Baseball Almanac |accessdate= September 22, 2012}} He played in one game for the St. Louis Browns on April 21, 1890.{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/adamsji01.shtml|title= Jim Adams|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com |accessdate= September 22, 2012}} He hit one single in four at-bats during the game. In addition to his brief appearance for the Browns, he played on various minor league teams from 1889–1892 and again in 1899–1900.

He was briefly the player/manager of the Aspen, Colorado team in the Colorado State League in 1889.